The boy with the latchkey

Resource Information

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Label

The boy with the latchkey

Statement of responsibility

Cathy Sharp

Title variation

Boy with the latch key

Creator

• Sharp, Cathy, (Domestic fiction writer)

Author

• Sharp, Cathy, (Domestic fiction writer)

Subject

• Children of prisoners -- Fiction
• East End (London, England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century -- Fiction
• Electronic books
• Orphanages -- Fiction
• Orphans -- Fiction
• Brothers and sisters -- Fiction

Genre

• Electronic books
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Heartache and hardship in London's East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street It's the 1950's and the orphans of Halfpenny Street have found a new home in the Essex countryside at Halfpenny House. Meanwhile, back among the slum clearances of Bethnal Green, St Saviour's has now been partially given over to a home for disturbed girls though it still serves as a reception centre for local children who are in desperate need. Amongst these are Archie and his sister June. They've been 'latch key' kids; fending for themselves while their caring but harassed and careworn mum tries to make ends meet. Now she's been accused of theft and prison seems inescapable. Archie has no intention of letting his mum go down. He knows she's innocent and will do anything to prove it. But can he help his mum before adoption, and the authorities, take him and June away forever?

Member of

• Halfpenny Street series, 4
• hoopla (Digital media service)

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

823.92

Index

no index present

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

The Halfpenny Street series

Series volume

[4]

Target audience

adult